NDDB, Amul to provide technical support to enhance milk production in Sri Lanka

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According to the Sri Lankan President's office statement released on 5 December 2022 , India will provide technical support to Sri Lanka to enhance its dairy industry and milk output. India is the largest producer of Milk in the world and National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) played a crucial role in it.

The Sri Lankan government is being assisted by the officials of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk under the Amul brand. They will provide necessary technical support for the production of milk in Sri Lanka.

India’s success in increasing the production of milk and dairy products is result of a cooperative dairy model pioneered by NDDB and its marketing done by the GCMMF which is also a cooperative . 

National Dairy Development Board(NDDB)

It was  set up in 1966  as a society under the Societies Act 1860. The first chairman of NDDB was Verghese Kurien . Kurien is also called as the father of White Revolution in India .

It comes under the Ministry of  Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

Headquarters: Anand, Gujarat 

It  launched operation flood in India which has made India,largest producer of milk in the world. 

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)

It is the largest food marketing organization in the country.

 It was set up in 1973 and is the owner of the Amul brand.